mysql workbench - how to get diagram updated from live db tables

a table name and ordering of fields and dependencies changed on the server.
I'm using Workbench R E to display a schema diagram.
how can i get it to refresh from the server?
i tried right click REFRESH on the tables affected, but nothing changes.
I tried exiting and re-entering and nothing changes.
please advise.
thanks

In this case the changes will be applied to the model and EER diagram. The production server db will not be affected.

It's not clear how you setup your environment. Are you connecting to and working directly on your production database in Workbench when making changes to the model and EER diagram? If so, that's a risky approach.

You should be working in a test environment with a copy of the production database. All of the changes you make in Workbench should be against that test db and routinely synchronized with that test db. Once you have the db modified to your liking (which often takes several revisions), then synchronize that model with the production server.

The Workbench Model and EER diagram can be altered as much as you want without affecting the database. It's the synchronization step that alters the database and you specify which database (dev or prod) you want updated in that sync process.

thanks - sounds like the window/dialogue box title is just the case of not being precise :)

it's a co-development, and i am using workbench ONLY to generate diagrams.
our previous tool only works on PHP4 and had soooo many nice features.

while i have you on the line, do you know how to change the font -
i can only find to print a hardcopy by screenshotting the window and going from there.
the font does not display clearly at small sizes (for large diagrams with lots of tables)

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